Tribal combs

Africa | Comb from the Tabwa people of DR Congo | Wood

Malindi Comb – Brother Vellies

Comb (Duafe), 19th–20th century. Ghana. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of William W. Brill, 1963 (1978.412.479) | In Ghana, elaborate combs such as this one were gifts from Akan men to women to commemorate special events, such as puberty celebrations, weddings, or births.

Africa | Swahili Comb from Tanzania | Wood | Mid 1900s.

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Africa | Comb from the Chokwe people of DR Congo or Angola | Blond hardwood and pigment

Africa | 3 Hairpins from the Zaramo people of Tanzania | Wood with brown patina | a Zaramo or Kwere husband gave his wife a hairpin either when the first daughter was born or when they moved into their own house. Afterwards the hairpins were worn as ornaments on festive occasions. | 300€ ~ Sold

Ivory hair pins from the Mangetu tribe, Congo

antique comb carved by sailor

Comb